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Planning Commission approves 6-foot fence at Bethel Hebrew property after split vote

2521390 · March 4, 2025
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After extended public testimony and debate, the commission approved a development site plan amendment to allow a six-foot open fence in the required front yard at Bethel Hebrew Congregation (Seminary Road) by a 4-3 vote following a failed motion to deny.

The Alexandria Planning Commission voted 4-3 on March 4 to approve a development site plan amendment that reduces the required front yard and allows a six-foot open fence at the Bethel Hebrew Congregation property on Seminary Road.

Maggie Cooper of the Planning and Zoning Department presented the request, explaining the property’s original building predated current site-plan requirements and noting staff recommended approval. Cooper described the proposal as an amendment to an existing 1968 site plan to permit a six-foot, roughly 75 percent-open fence in the…

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